What is Modern Slavery?

Modern Slavery is a growing global issue with an estimated 45m men, women and children thought to be in this situation (The Global Slave Index 2016).
This statement is made in accordance with section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act of 2015, on behalf of Infectopharm (UK) Ltd operating and carrying on business within the UK. It sets out the steps that Infectopharm (UK) Ltd has taken and is continuing to take to ensure that modern slavery or human trafficking is not taking place within their business or supply chain, in line with their parent company InfectoPharm Arzneimittel und Consilium GmbH.

Our Commitment

Infectopharm (UK)Ltd is committed to conducting business in a responsibly and ethical manner, in respect to everyone’s basic human rights and will not tolerate slavery or human trafficking within our business or supply chains.
Due to the nature of our business, we continually assess any third-party modern slavery risk engaging with peers and industry experts to identify the business activities with greater exposure to modern slavery risk, this may include but is not limited to:

• Reliance on low skilled workforce
• Presence of child labour
• Presence of labour intermediaries
• Long, complex, or non-transparent supply chains

Our approach to managing the risk of modern slavery forms part of our broader efforts to respect human rights.

Infectopharm (UK) Ltd works with all its suppliers on a continuous improvement basis to ensure that slavery and human trafficking is not taking place in any of their supply chains or any part of their business in compliance with the Modern Slavery Act 2015. Ensuring all internal and external stakeholders have the appropriate quality-related certificates for all their business practices, this is verified through regular formal inspections and audits. We also ensure we put key performance indicators into our regular audits to benchmark all suppliers against.

All Infectopharm (UK) Ltd employees are trained in all the relevant internal and external codes of conduct to ensure both a knowledge and understanding of risks and are actively encouraged to report any malpractice or violation that they feel may result in such risks, without fear of recrimination.

We believe working long term with our suppliers and creating lasting relationships ensures open and honest working practices. Infectopharm (UK) Ltd has a zero tolerance for any supply chain partners they believe are involved in unethical business practices and will terminate such relationships with immediate effect.